List of illnesses related to poor nutrition

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Many diseases in humans are thought to be directly or indirectly related to nutrition, These include, but are not limited to, deficiency diseases, caused by a lack of essential nutrients.

Additionally, several diseases are directly or indirectly impacted by dietary habits, and require very close attention to the nutrient content of food.

Overnutrition (eating too much)

Vitamins

Microminerals and Macrominerals

Deficiencies (eating too little)

Proteins/fats/carbohydrates

Vitamin

Also see Avitaminosis, and table of deficiency diseases at human vitamins

- night blindness - dry skin - anemia -

Microminerals and Macrominerals

References

  1. "Malnutrition Is Cheating Its Survivors, and Africa’s Future" article in the New York Times by Michael Wines, December 28, 2006

See also

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